"I’m experiencing the comparable fiery magic that good music can have when it takes hold of your body and soul."- Earmilk

"The band don’t take themselves too seriously, even if their music oozes sophistication."- Artrocker

"The Brighton group keep things direct, with their folk-drenched songs harking back to late 60s types such as Blind Faith or The Band."- Clash

Bio:

Comprised of smooth eclecticism, TIME FOR T have risen from the creative centrifuge that is the southern UK city of Brighton via Portugal, Switzerland and all corners of England. Their unique breed of sound travels through a rhythm of afrobeat, indie, folk and rock & roll to create waves that grow with torrential intensity. Once locked in from the climbing beat, the lyrics and their deliverance by frontman Tiago Saga transport the listener through stories and experiences with photographic vividness capturing audiences from New York to Beirut and Los Angeles to Berlin.

Past and Upcoming Releases:

The band have released 3 EPs to date - Dream Bug (2012), Mongrel (2013) and the latest release (Self-Titled) came out in 2015 via BBE Records (Barely Breaking Even).

Having concluded the recording of their debut full length album 'Hoping Something Anything' in London and mastering in Ventura, California with JJ Golden (Rodrigo Amarante, Devendra Banhart etc), it is set to be released on the 15th of September 2017 via Last Train Records.

Three singles from the upcoming album have been released thus far with 'Tom Tom' being played on BBC Radio 1 and 'Rescue Plane' reaching number 1 in the Spotify UK Viral Charts as well as getting airplay across Portugal, England, USA and Germany. The latest single 'Wax' aired on BBC 6 Music (UK) and Antena 3 (Portugal), marks the beginning of Summer and the bright future ahead with festival appearances at Secret Garden Party, Green Man and Shambala among others.

Acoustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist Ian Ethan Case is quickly becoming recognized as “one of the most creative and engaging fingerstyle guitarists in the world” (International Center for Creativity.) After a decade of composing and performing around the country largely under the radar, in 2015 a viral facebook video of his song “Butter II” introduced his music to over 6 million listeners around the world in the course of a month. In addition to a record deal and endorsements with companies such as Ovation guitars and Boss pedals, 2016 provided extensive touring opportunities throughout Europe and the United States, including two performances with a full symphony orchestra. Fingerstyle legend Don Ross invited Case to open for him in Ross’ then-hometown of Toronto, later describing his performance as “some of the most massively inventive musicianship I’ve ever heard/seen.” Other listeners have described his music as a cross between Michael Hedges and Pat Metheny.

His latest album, Earth Suite (coming October 2017), features nearly a dozen musicians from all over the globe, including four-time Grammy-winning cellist Eugene Friesen and internationally acclaimed percussionist Jamey Haddad. While the studio album features a large group and dense orchestration, Case brings much of that expansive sound to his 2017-2018 concert performances thanks to live looping and sound specialist Stephanie Case who records, layers, and manipulates Ian’s playing on the spot for a dynamic, truly symphonic effect that defies the typical “solo musician with a loop pedal” stereotype. As one first-time listener in California exclaimed, “Ian’s music is phenomenal - watching him play is not ‘listening to music’; it’s a full mind experience. Transporting.”

---"A sonic feast, an epic journey both aurally and conceptually...Each piece is a mini-symphony that holds the attention fully. Run Toward the Mountains [is] a major achievement which is sure to confirm Case among the ranks of significant artists at work today." - Céline Keating, Minor7th.com

“It was refreshing to witness a guitarist who has created his own style and is not emulating a host of other players.” - Devon “Doc” Wendell, The International Review of Music

Starting his musical journey next to the mountains down in Bavaria, the laptapping and fingerstyle guitarist Pan Chimzee has been his own teacher in the world of music for the last decade. Never having had lessons or any musical background, the journey of playing and composing has been a very adventurous and rewarding one and has enabled the Berlin based artist to forge a very unique sound and style of composing.

The joyful art of creation is the core of his music, there's no rules and no boundaries. By recently touring Europe and playing concerts mostly on the streets, his live performances have become more and more improvised and playful, so to create a new soundscape to explore and dive into every time. His newest compositions follow a basic idea and direction but are totally free in their delivery and structure, leading to a more organic experience of live performing for both: The artist and the audience.

It's the peak of joy in art, right at the moment where you surprise yourself with a newly found rhythm, melody or just the flow of playing you suddenly find yourself in. Pan tries to capture those moments live by a different approach to his compositions.

Ava Freddy is an artist and songwriter from Norway. With roots in a singer/songwriter-tradition, she presents image upon image through her performance, and has built a personal sound over the years. She writes songs in both Norwegian and English. Trust Ava Freddy to take you through a whole range of "point-of-views", dreams and angles of experiences during her show. Regardless of the subjects and matters looked upon in her songs: it's her ever present voice that will pull you into her world. She brings along her companion for this tour, Ketil Kielland Lund, and the music is a symbiosis of folk and pop, dynamic and strong.

Ava Freddy's first album, "Appily Ever After" was produced by Ava Freddy herself. The record was released on the 22nd of February, 2017. “Appily”, the title track of the album, received international attention. The Line Of Best Fit wrote about the song; «a rich and dramatic doom-folk tale of love and woe,» and compared Ava Freddy to artists like Tom Waits, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. It was also playlisted by Addict Culture, a French web-magazine.

Hanna von Bergenwas born in Sweden, raised in Norway and has been living in Scotland, Colombia, USA and Denmark. With the Zimbabwean instrument mbira, the Indian harmonium, the American array mbira, piano, loop-pedal and a gentle quirky voice she expresses philosophical thought, joy and despair over the small and big things in life. Her music varies between categories like indie pop and singer/songwriter. She brings along the talented celloplayer Tove Margrethe Erikstad.

Her debut album was released in the autumn of 2015 and it received good critics;"Hanna von Bergen makes African finger harp to a natural pop-instrument. "The hoarse, distinctive voice, the African harp and the mellow sounds from the string instruments makes the comparison with Joanna Newsom almost superfluous to mention.”Per A. Risnes jr. - Dagens Næringsliv

Miss Gniss Music is experimenting with sound. Her minimalistic guitar wandering from clear and pure to dirty and dark leaves space for her disarming voice. One can name a few artists that inspire her as Pj Harvey, Jack White, Nai Palm and Thom Yorke, just to call a few, but there is no genre to press her in. She herself likes to call it lyricalpunkjazz or psychedelicsingersongwritersoul. The strains of real emotion instead of commercial pop sound is dear to Miss Gniss and so she keeps on revealing her soul with courage and peculiarity.

Vancouver’s fast-rising Youngblood is a case study in the power of contrasts. What started as the creative release of Alexis Young, the music of Youngblood is dreamy but insistent, afeather-soft pillow of lush sound anchored by electronic grooves. The siren-like voice at the centre of it all is fierce and sultry in equal measure—a bit Grace Jones, perhaps a trace of Nancy Sinatra, but always pure Youngblood.

Heavily inspired by the French electronic retro-futurist duo Air, Young has described her music as “what the ’60s thought the future would sound like”, and that’s as apt a description as any of songs that fuse timeless melodies with an aesthetic rooted firmly in the here and now. This is dream-pop to be sure, but a close listen reveals that Young is singing songs of obsession, self-destruction, and romantic catastrophe.

Youngblood’s debut EP, Feel Alright, (released September 23rd, 2016) features five sweet pop confections with hearts of darkness, concocted by Young in collaboration with co-writer Parker Bossley and produced by Juno-nominated DJ and Diplo collaborator Sleepy Tom (Fool’s Gold Records). The first self-titled single reached the No. 6 spot on the Spotify Viral Chart, with the whole EP racking up over half a million plays withinthe first few months after its release, and has been heard in MTV’s Sweet/Vicious and the snowboarding documentary Full Moon, among others.

Though still fresh on the scene, this is an act that has hit the ground running and has only gained momentum ever since. Barely a year old, Youngblood has already landed in the regional Top 10 of CBC Music’s nation-wide Searchlight competition, and won a coveted spot in the JUNO Master Class artist-developmentprogram. And Youngblood isn’t slowing down, either, with a new record already in the works.In a live setting, the material takes on a powerful new dynamic, with the fiery frontwoman a crackling live wire bewitching the audience. This world-class wrecking crew, which has shared bills with Chromeo, Timber Timbre, and Black Mountain, as well as a sold-out Commodore Ballroom show with Mother Mother, wasnamed a must-see band at Toronto’s Canadian Music Week, BreakOut West and Australian Music Week 2016.

The band—which boasts members of Fake Shark and Gay Nineties—will be hitting the road for a Spring tourafter the release of their latest video for 'Broken English', so discerning indie-pop fans across Canada andEurope will have a chance to get a taste of all of Youngblood’s delicious contrasts

Dinah is an ambient synth pop trio, based in Berlin consisting of Swiss keyboarder and songwriter Mya Audrey, American guitarist and producer Owen Ross, and German drummer and beat maker Jörn Bielfeldt. They create a unique sound from dark synth eighties elements, taped voices and sound samples with urban beats that remind of bands such as Massive Attack, Portishead and Everything But The Girl.They currently work on their first release in autumn 2017

Arrive around 19:30, grab a drink and settle in for a night of great music. The singing begins at 20:00. Revel in the experience of drinking a beer among good company while listening to a mix of arias, duets, art song and operetta in the beautiful surroundings of Prachtwerk Berlin.

We hope to bring together opera aficionados and newbies alike to enjoy gorgeous music in a relaxed setting at least once a month here in Berlin. If you are interested in singing in future shows, please come and be sure to introduce yourself!

[EN]: Martin Krümmling frowns for just a second, but the message seems clear: “Don’t ever call us awedding band again!“ This label, however, fits his band Hey Jetman in so many ways. They’re awedding band from a parallel universe, playing modern versions of the best hits you never knew.But as you dive into this modern sound of decades pasts, you find yourself singing along everytime the second chorus hits. And as the ballad comes in, there’s someone’s arm around you.It’s not easy to love the past. The early works of our immortal heroes have been suffocated byAdult Standard Radio, and their modern output keeps oscillating between lenience andstubbornness. But Hey Jetman are not impressed. They take on these early works, dismantlethem, rearrange them, update them. This is nostalgia without stasis, a dancing beat, a versatilebass, a spot-on everything.If these songs had been written some thirty, forty years ago, we’d be incredibly tired of hearingthem today. But hey, here’s the good news: Hey Jetman’s songs are new, they sound beautifullyold, they’re right at home in our lives and times. You may spend a fortune for the privilege of sittingin plastic chairs, in multipurpose halls, watching Phil Collins, Joe Jackson, Billy Joel perish in frontof your eyes – at least you’ve seen them once and heard them crow their eternal greats. But here’sHey Jetman, full of life, inviting you to dance, and the beer is cheap, too! And if you fall in love withthem, you still have such a long way to go together.Maybe you‘ll even get married!

Yusuf Sahilli

[EN] Twenty-something Yusuf Sahilli might sound like a blues man, or a new romantic, growling about wild nights spent searching, or letting his sweet tenor voice indulge into lustful melancholy moods. Fully buzzed on global sounds and brimming with boundless feel good passion and sympathy for the whole wide world.

»All the way from Berlin, via Liverpool and Australia, twenty-something singer-songwriter Yusuf Sahilli takes a leaf or three out of John Lennon’s playbook, infused with a touch of “Graceland” and plenty of grace. Fully buzzed on global sounds – and the coffee grounds fortune that persuaded his father to finally buy him his first electric guitar – Yusuf and his band now string us along with their bouncy folk pop, spiced with Middle Eastern rhythms and melodies to honor his Turkish/Arabic roots. Check out Yusuf’s timeless tunes, brimming with boundless feel-good passion and compassion for the whole wide world.« Mercedes Benz Mixed-Tape

Niklas Paschburg is originally from the big city where he grew up alongside the harbour, the seagulls and the fish market but these days he has made the countryside his home. In contrast to most other musicians who are drawn to the metropolis, Niklas enjoys discovering the wooded solitude of Southern Germany. He loves the wide landscapes and the smell of pine trees.

At four years old he began to play around with the piano at his grandparents’ place – at age of five he started taking piano lessons at his own request. In 2014, Niklas made his debut with the single “Dawn”, in which he captured the pulse of the city. This track was reminiscent of the sound of urban life but the following EP “Tuur Mang Welten” takes the listener into calmer and darker musical realms.

Niklas’ debut album is a journey to the Baltic Sea where he has spent his free time since childhood. In February, he went back to the coast for a ten day retreat. From a beach house with views of the sea he composed the album, incorporating the baltic breeze into his music. It’s planned for release in early 2018.

Selma Uamusse is a Mozambican singer living in Portugal since 1988. Singing professionally since she's eighteen, with a path from gospel, to rock, soul, afrobeat and jazz, Selma decided to challenge herself and record her first original solo project between Portugal and Mozambique. Exploring her Mozambican roots, bringing the unkown rythms and lyrics in native tongues, together with traditional instruments like timbila and mbira, mixed with some psychedelia, electronics and all her other musical influences. Her first solo concert, at Festival Músicas do Mundo in Sines, was a performance filled with energy, dances and emotion, that conquered both critics and audience, getting positive and enthusiastic feedback.

Singer songwriter, Reema, describes her heartfelt self-penned songs as her way of communicating. Raised in London by her artist and photographer mum, she grew up against a background of creativity, drawing and painting, and found her passion for songwriting at the age of seven.

During the last years Reema has written songs featured on the recent movie, 'Love Rosie' and on the European soundtrack of 'Twilight Eclipse' as well as supported great bands like 'The Kaiser Chiefs', 'Imagine Dragons' and 'Biffy Clyro'.

Her colourful stage outfits and the fabric they are made from are designed and made by Reema herself and the artwork accompanying her music is hand-drawn and collaged with love. The swirls, paisley patterns, colours and creatures are a window into the world inside Reema's head.

A desire to create music that captures a moment in all it's imperfect beauty lead her to working with Guy Sternberg and his label initiative, Lowswing Records.

The record they have made, "The Lowswing Sessions" came out of Guy's interpretation of Reema's songs. His dark, otherworldly arrangements compliment Reema's ethereal delicate voice and communicate her storytelling in a new way. The production itself is completely computer free, using tape, the recording techniques of yesteryear and wonderful live musicians all playing together with Reema in the intimate atmosphere at Guy's 'Lowswing Studio'. This goes perfectly in line with Reema's 'handmade' approach to music and artwork and together this collaboration has created something unique, special and full of love.

"The LowSwing Sessions" available exclusively on limited edition numbered Vinyl records and will be released on October 20th 2017 on LowSwing Records.

LowSwing Records is a new record label dedicated to the love of music on the analogue format

All LowSwing recordings are recorded and mixed to analogue tape, and then cut directly to vinyl. No computers and AD/DA conversion are used in the process.

The heart of the label is LowSwing Recording Studio in Berlin www.lowswing.de where owner Guy Sternberg records, mixes and produces exciting new artists with the production values of yesteryear. This means, to a great extent, live performances recorded with minimal overdubs, always driven by a great love to the world of recording.

Kendy Gable (b. 1984, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American singer-songwriter born and raised on a dairy farm in the mountains of Pennsylvania. She is currently based in Berlin and tours throughout Germany and Europe. Her music is rooted in the natural world and takes inspiration from her travels and the stories of the people that she meets. Influenced by Neko Case, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen she focuses on capturing the real, raw and beautiful aspects of life.Kendy's second studio album, "The Knowledge of the North Woods" recorded at Outlier Inn Studios by Josh Druckman (Blonde Redhead, Big Thief, Luke Temple) is set to release on 22September 2017.

The Berlin release show will be held on the 24 October 2017 at Prachtwerk with pianist and vocalist, Claudio Donzelli (Mighty Oaks) and cellist, Marie-Claire Schlameus (Robot Koch, The Cinematic Orchestra, Thundercat).

About the Album:The Knowledge of the North Woods

Silence speaks. In the forest, there are places without the sounds of motors, sirens, and human voices. It is here where bird songs accompany the stories of the stones, the wisdom of the trees andthe magic of where two rivers meet. If you sit in silence and give it time, you feel the words.The longer I live, the more I realize that there are places in this world that hold more wisdom and knowledge than others. I found reasoning in a river. Yes, here is a secret, I used to wade to a boulder in the middle of the river to make my decisions. It is the place where the Ten Mile River and the Delaware River converge and continue their journey together, far from where they began.I’ve always liked rivers for this reason. They remind me that there is always somewhere else to go and other people to see. We are not alone in this world, it is important to take care of one anotherand to take care of this earth that we inhabit.

I believe that nature has all of the answers. We often forget that our life depends daily on her. She feeds us, nourishes us and grows us. This album was written between 2013 and 2016. The first songs were products of living in New York City and yearning for the air of the mountains, the open fields, the star-filled skies. My wishwas fulfilled and the next two years were spent living in beautiful Sullivan County, New York. A place that I lovingly call, ‘The North Woods.’ Five of the songs on this album were written while living in Brooklyn and the other six came to life in the mountains. The yearnings that I felt in the city were met with new yearnings while living in the country. It seems that perhaps I am a wanderer, a dreamer, a seeker of the unknown. Yet, even a nomad finds nostalgia in places that she has visited and to the north woods, I bow my head. May the stories live on and the people that reside in that land continue to be forward thinking, yet rooted inthe wisdom that is found in the natural beauty that fights to be preserved

And we're back at Prachtwerk with a third Season! We spent a long time deciding on the lineup for this series. We think it's by far the best we've had so far, and we can't wait to share it with you. For this second edition we have:

Lineup: Geordie Little (Host & Opener)

Gary Lutton (Main Act)

And as always: Doors: 19:30

Start: 20:00

Entrance: 8€ (at the door)

More info about this month's artists:

--- Gary Lutton ---

Gary Lutton is an instrumental acoustic guitarist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was the winner of the UK/Ireland Sky TV competition Guitar Star (2015) where he had the opportunity to work with legends such as Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mike Dawes & Paco Pena. He recorded at Abbey Road Studios with producer Tony Visconti & played the main stage at Latitude festival for 30,000 people. Gary has also played with Thomas Leeb, Newton Faulkner, Jacques Stotzem, Chris Woods Groove & as part of Nitin Sawhney’s band.

His unique style said to draw’s the listener to his world as he blends interesting percussive techniques with intricate harmony’s, melody & bass of a live band. He draws influences from Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Fleetwood Mac & John Martyn.

Gary releases his 1st EP Departure on 4th April 2016 lifting off his recording career with a 4 track EP featuring 2 Originals and 2 Arrangements it is mixed and mastered by Eric Spitzer-Marlyn at the Hitbox Altenburg (of U2, Brian Eno & Thomas Leeb fame)

Gary is also signed to Fret Monkey records and is endorsed by Lowden Guitars

Links:

http://garylutton.com/

https://www.facebook.com/garyluttonmusic/

--- Geordie Little ---

Geordie is an Australian acoustic guitarist now based in Berlin. Having developed his own unique mix of percussive lap and fingerstyle guitar, he combines melodies, harmonics, chords and percussion all at the same time, seamlessly switching mid-tune between lap and standard positions. In doing so, Geordie has developed a reputation for his innovative style and compositions, and has performed at events such as Glastonbury, Ancient Trance Festival, Earth Garden Festival; the London, Budapest, Bratislava and Berlin Guitar Nights; and has won awards at festivals around the world. He is a co-founder of the Berlin Acoustic Guitar Nights, acrobatics company FAUNA, and musicians rights organisation Berlin Street Music e.V., and maintains an extensive touring schedule throughout Europe and the rest of the world.